importancenoun [ U ]
uk/ɪmˈpɔː.təns/us/ɪmˈpɔːr.təns/B1 the quality of being important:
The health report stresses the importance of fresh food in a diet.
She attaches a lot of importance to personal possessions.
More examples
- I'd just like to stress the importance of neatness and politeness in this job.
- It's a country which places great importance on education.
- Will you phone me back - it's a matter of some importance.
- I don't attach any importance to these rumours.
- Her health is what matters - the cost of the treatment is of secondary importance.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Importance - general words
- cornerstone
- focus
- grand
- gravitas
- magnitude
- meaning
- meaningful
- momentous
- precedence
- proportion
- significance
- simple
- status
- substance
- substantial
- supremacy
- transcendent
- urgent
- value
- weight
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